New York Mets ace Max Scherzer was ejected from Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers after he was checked multiple times in the game for potential sticky substances.
Scherzer said he would "have to be an absolute idiot" to cheat or use a banned substance after checks in the second and third innings:
Rowan Kavner @RowanKavnerMax Scherzer was adamant all he used was rosin and sweat: "I would have to be an absolute idiot to try to do anything when I'm coming back out for the fourth." <a href="https://t.co/ZnkIB1PYtX">pic.twitter.com/ZnkIB1PYtX</a>
"I said, 'I swear on my kids' life, I'm not using anything else,'" he told reporters when asked what the umpires had said to him.